Adams takes silver at world finals

Great Britain head coach Robert McCracken hailed the performances of Nicola Adams and Savannah Marshall despite both fighters being forced to settle for World Championship silver medals in Barbados.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Sep 2010, 11:26 BST

Updated 20th Sep 2010, 11:26 BST

For Leeds flyweight Adams it was a repeat of her performance in China two years ago as she fell agonisingly short of gold, surrendering a 2-1 first-round lead to drop a 10-5 verdict to China's Cancan Ren.

Hartlepool teenager Marshall put up a tremendous fight against top American Andrecia Wasson but was just edged out 5-4.

Nevertheless the two medals represented England's best performance at a Women's World Championship.

McCracken said: "Nicola was out for a long time last year so to come and win a second consecutive silver medal is a phenomenal achievement.

"It shows that she is one of the leading female boxers in the world today."

Sheffield's Kell Brook extended his unbeaten record to 22 fights and retained his WBO intercontinental welterweight title with a fifth-round win over former world title challenger Michael Jennings on Saturday night in Birmingham.